The fiscal state in Africa: Evidence from a century of growth
14/12/2022
Abstract: What is the level of state capacity in developing countries today, and what have been its drivers over the past century? We construct a
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Abstract: What is the level of state capacity in developing countries today, and what have been its drivers over the past century? We construct a
Abstract: After more than a century of political and economic integration, Southern Ireland exited the United Kingdom in 1922. By identifying the leading business firms
Abstract: Northern Ireland has the worst productivity performance of any region in the UK. The most recent data shows productivity in Northern Ireland is 17%
Abstract: What effect does political instability in the form of a potential secession from a political union have on business formation? Using newly collected data
Abstract: What shapes and drives capital market development over the long run? In this paper, using the asset portfolios of UK life assurers, we examine
Abstract: Since 1987, the wages of women in Ireland have been growing faster than those of men. This, coupled with a decrease in the average
Abstract: Europeans at the end of the eighteenth century had settled across the globe, from North and South America to Australia to the southern tip
Abstract: Between 1940 and 1970, more than 4 million African Americans moved from the South to the North of the US, during the Second Great
Abstract: This article investigates two accounts of political propaganda in autocratic regimes. One argues that propaganda’s content does not matter substantively and that propaganda is
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